Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I will indeed, because the reason I should be permitted to make a statement about pair arrangements, which are agreed to, and the reason given by the opposition for breaching those arrangements and the reason why we should have a debate about it is the opposition's obsession in a hypocritical way with the issue in which they have indicated publicly they want to move a motion this morning.

George Brandis had this to say in the past:

I think people who let us remind ourselves [that we] are entitled to the presumption of innocence…

Particularly since these people are Members of Parliament …

That is what George Brandis said. Brandis on Brandis—he likes quoting himself in terms of his legal advice to his own political party as shadow Attorney-General. He had that to say on ABC online on 5 September 2007. That is appropriate because we know that those opposite are just driven by this relentless negativity— (Time expired)

Question put:

That the motion ( Mr Albanese's) be agreed to.

The House divided.   [09:16]

(The Speaker—Mr Harry Jenkins)

Question negatived.

Mr Speaker, on a point of order: regarding the count that you have just read out, is it correct that the Prime Minister was not paired during that vote, contrary to the written agreement that was given by the opposition?

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